Linux and 80GB hdds; how large can hda1 be and still boot off
hda2?
Bryce C
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06 Oct 2002 09:32:56 -0700
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I'm pretty sure Win2K and up can because the use ACPI and not the BIOS.=20
Don't know about any other versions of winBLOWS because none of my
installations have deserved the 120Gb HDs I have. Only linux is allowed
on those. Actually, my mom's computer is running win2k pro (the only
winBLOWS I will support) on a 120Gb just fine but the mobo is <1yr old
so that's not proof. Just do a google for "windows acpi bios" and see
what comes up.
On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 08:51, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Lee,
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> I'd think the most significant hurtle would be your computer's BIOS. If =
the
> computer's BIOS is obsolete, you might be able to perform a FLASH upgrade=
.
> If it is more obsolete than that (you can't FLASH it to something more up=
to
> date) then you'll be stuck with the 1024 cylinder limit... As I understa=
nd
> things, if the boot partition is within this 1024 cylinder limit, either
> Grub or Lilo can boot from it, then the Kernel loads and can handle the
> large drive translation your BIOS can't perform. The question is, what
> happens in Windows with such a dual-boot configuration? Can it even be d=
one
> if Windows must boot outside the first 1024 cylinders? And, if so, does =
any
> version of Windows have the capability to perform the large drive
> translation work that the BIOS won't perform?
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> Thanks.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Einer" <appealsman@cox.net>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 2:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Linux and 80GB hdds; how large can hda1 be and still boot of=
f
> hda2?
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> > I encountered problems with Lilo installing a partition outside the
> > first 1024 cylinders when installing Mandrake 8.2, so it it not just
> > older versions of Lilo that are limited in this respect. My problems
> > were solved when I switched to Grub.
> >
> > Lee Einer
> >
> > George Toft wrote:
> >
> > >lilo-21.7.5-21
> > >
> > >The motherboard is from 2000, I think.
> > >
> > >George
> > >
> > >
> > >Kevin Brown wrote:
> > >
> > >>Booting with Grub or Lilo? I thought the 1024 cylinder limit was in
> older
> > >>versions of Lilo/Older MB Bioses that couldn't see a drive that large=
?
> > >>
> > >>>I just installed a 120GB drive today. As long as your boot partitio=
n
> is
> > >>>within the forst 1024 cylinders, you're OK.
> > >>>
> > >>>Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> > >>>/dev/hda8 103999800 31121960 67594868 32% /
> > >>>/dev/hda5 15493 3426 11267 24% /boot
> > >>>/dev/hda7 10325748 749704 9051524 8% /var
> > >>>
> > >>>? Linux and 80GB hdds; how large can hda1 be and still boot off hda2=
?
> > >>>?
> > >>>? I want to order a new 80gig hdrive for my new Epox KT333 mobo.
> > >>>? Usually I dual boot, so is there a problem if RH8 or Debian uses t=
he
> last
> > >>>? 20GB of the hdd?
> > >>>
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Bryce Chidester
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